The machine is a HP.  It came pre-loaded with Vista Home 64 bit, with an 
update to Windows 7 Home 64 bit, which came several months after I got the 
machine.
After the update to Windows 7, I remember no Icons for Libraries or 
HomeGroup.
This past week I restored the machine, using the factory install partition, 
supplied with the machine.  I then applied the Windows 7 upgrade.
That's when I noticed the two (2) additional icons on the desktop.  There is 
no option, nor can I find a way to remove these icons from the desktop.

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From: "Christopher Chaltain" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 9:12 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Desktop Icons

> I was wondering the same thing. When you said you restored your system,
> what OS are you talking about? What OS was on the system originally and
> what OS is on the system now? It would also be good to know how the OS
> was installed on the system originally, for example was it installed by
> the PC maker like HP? Also, how did you do the restore? Did you use the
> PC's restore disk or partition or did you use a copy of Windows 7?
>
> It sounds like you're talking about the libraries in windows 7, which I
> would expect to see on your desktop. I don't know why this wouldn't have
> been on your system originally. I would guess that the Home Group icon
> is your local network, which again I would expect to see on your desktop.
>
> On 08/04/11 15:44, Lynn Evans wrote:
>> I am assuming you are running Windows OS.
>>
>>
>>
>> The librates icon could be the libraries folder on your computer? As for
>> home group who knows? What happens when you enter on the icons?   If
>> they are not useful to you then get rid of
>>
>> *From:* Clark Friedrichs <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>> *Sent:* Friday, April 08, 2011 2:48 PM
>> *To:* [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>> *Subject:* [VICUG-L] Desktop Icons
>>
>> Folks,
>>
>> I had to reload my system this week (man was that a lot of work).
>> The end result, is that I have two (2) extra icons on my desktop.  They
>> aren't hurting anything, it's just that they weren’t there before.  The
>> two (2) icons are:  "Libraries" and "Homegroup".
>> I can't get rid of them!  Is there a special system setting that allows
>> them to be there without the possibility of removing them?
>>
>> Curious minds want to know.
>>
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